- 拖欠 tuōqiàn be in arrearsto be behind in payments; to fail to pay what is owed on time
- 拖车 tuōchē tow truckA vehicle used to pull or tow another vehicle; a towing vehicle
- 拖延 tuōyán to delayto delay; to put off; to procrastinate; to stall for time
- 拖鞋 tuōxié slippersslippers; sandals; flip-flops; a light shoe without a back for indoor or casual wear
- 拖拉机 tuōlājī tractorA high-traction vehicle used primarily for towing agricultural machinery in farming, such as for plowing, sowing, and harvesting; also used in forestry, industry, and construction.
- 拖累 tuōlěi to be a burden onto encumber or hold back; to be a burden on someone or something
- 拖住 tuōzhù to stallTo hinder or delay progress; to tie down or stall an opponent or a process for time
- 拍拖 pāituō to date(dialect) to date or go out with someone; to be in a romantic relationship. Originates from a Cantonese term for two boats tied together, now used to describe a couple walking hand-in-hand.
- 拖把 tuōbǎ mopa tool for cleaning floors, usually made of cloth strips or thick strings tied to the end of a long handle; also called [[墩布|墩布|dun1 bu4]] or [[拖布|拖布|tuo1 bu4]]
- 拖拉 tuōlā dilatoryslow and sluggish in performing tasks; dilatory; inefficient
- 拖后腿 tuōhòutuǐ to hold someone backto be a drag on someone; to impede or obstruct someone's progress.
- 拖沓 tuōtà dilatory; laggarddilatory or sluggish; being slow and inefficient when doing things
- 拖泥带水 tuōnídàishuǐ sloppymessy or indecisive; describes speech, writing, or actions that are wordy, repetitive, or lack efficiency
- 拖垮 tuōkuǎ to wear downTo exhaust someone or cause something to fail through persistent pressure, a heavy burden, or long-term strain; to drag down.
- 拖动 tuōdòng to drag; to towto pull or haul someone or something along behind
- 拖拖拉拉 tuōtuōlālā to procrastinateto do things slowly or sluggishly; to be dilatory or inefficient
- 手扶拖拉机 shǒufútuōlājī walking tractorA small tractor operated via handlebars, typically used for plowing small fields, short-distance transport, or as a stationary power source.
- 拖曳 tuōyè to dragto pull, drag, or haul something behind; to tow
- 拖长 tuōcháng to lengthento lengthen or drag something out; to prolong
- 拖带 tuōdài to towto tow, pull, or use traction to move something behind; to drag
- 拖轮 tuōlún tugboatA small but powerful motorized boat with towing equipment used to pull or push larger ships or rafts. Also called [[拖船|拖船|tuo1 chuan2]].
- 拖家带口 tuōjiādàikǒu to be tied down by a familyTo be dragged down or burdened by the responsibility of having to support a large family; also used more literally to describe moving or traveling with one's entire household.
- 拖网 tuōwǎng trawl nettrawl; dragnet; a large bag-shaped fishing net pulled behind one or more boats along the sea floor to catch fish and shrimp
- 拖船 tuōchuán tugboatA powerful small boat used for towing or pushing larger vessels; also known as a [[拖轮|拖輪|tuo1 lun2]].
- 拖堂 tuōtáng to prolong a classTo drag out a lesson beyond the scheduled time or insist on continuing after the bell has rung.
- 拖挂 tuōguà to pullto pull; to tow
- 拖布 tuōbù mopmop; a tool for cleaning floors
- 拖地板 tuōdìbǎn to mop the floorto clean the floor with a mop
- 拖斗 tuōdǒu trailertrailer; small open trailer without its own power source that is pulled by a truck or tractor
- 拖儿带女 tuō'érdàinǚ burdened by a wife and childrento be weighed down by having to support a large family; to make a living while caring for dependents
- 拖腔 tuōqiāng to prolong a noteto prolong the final sound of a word while singing, especially in traditional opera
- 布拖县 bùtuōxiàn Butuo CountyButuo, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
- 拖驳 tuōbó bargea barge or lighter that is pulled by a motorboat or tugboat
- 拖拖沓沓 tuōtuōtàtà dragging one's feetbeing slow and inefficient; dilatory; dragging one's feet
- 布拖 bùtuō ButuoButuo County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province
- 拖人下水 tuōrénxiàshuǐ to involve someone in trouble(idiom) literally to pull someone into the water; figuratively to get someone into trouble or involve them in a messy business or evildoing
- 拖尾巴 tuōwěiba to leave loose ends; to be a drag on(colloquial) to leave a task unfinished; to hinder someone or hold others back from making progress
- 拖磨 tuōmó to dawdleto waste time; to procrastinate; to delay
- 拖男带女 tuōnándàinǚ burdened by childrento be encumbered by having to take care of many children; to travel with a large family in tow
- 拖延者 tuōyánzhě procrastinatorone who procrastinates or causes delay
- 拖债 tuōzhài to default on a debtTo fail to pay back money owed; to delay payment of a debt.
- 拖宕 tuōdàng to procrastinateto procrastinate; to delay or postpone
- 横拖倒拽 héngtuōdàozhuài to drag by forceTo drag or pull someone roughly and violently; to haul someone away forcefully.
- 人字拖 rénzìtuō flip-flopsflip-flops; thong sandals
- 人字拖鞋 rénzìtuōxié flip-flopsflip-flop sandals or thongs
- 吉拖爬 jítuōpá jitterbugvariant form for the jitterbug dance
- 地拖 dìtuō mopcleaning tool used for wiping or washing floors
- 地毯拖鞋 dìtǎntuōxié carpet slipperssoft slippers made of or intended for use on carpets
- 夹脚拖 jiājiǎotuō flip-flopspair of sandals with a thong that passes between the big toe and the second toe
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH